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- Jungle Cruise earned a third of its opening revenues from Disney Plus
- Elite students are debating hot-button issues on an invite-only TikTok clone
- Latest IDC numbers reiterate Apple’s dominance of tablet market
- Google pairs Stadia Controller and Chromecast as $100 ‘play and watch’ bundle
| Jungle Cruise earned a third of its opening revenues from Disney Plus Posted: 01 Aug 2021 10:41 AM PDT  Disney's Jungle Cruise debuted in theaters and as a Disney Plus Premier Access title this weekend, and early revenue totals from the entertainment giant show that streaming accounted for a third of the film's revenues, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sunday's Jungle Cruise numbers mark the second time Disney has released figures for a movie offered as part of the Premier Access program, which lets Disney Plus subscribers pay $30 to stream certain films the same day they hit theaters. Jungle Cruise's $30 million is half of the $60 million Black Widow earned on Disney Plus over the same period following its early July debut, but Jungle Cruise's Disney Plus revenue represented a bigger slice of the total revenue pie than streaming did...  |
| Elite students are debating hot-button issues on an invite-only TikTok clone Posted: 01 Aug 2021 06:00 AM PDT  To combat online polarization, Polemix aims to make young people 'listen to the outside'  |
| Latest IDC numbers reiterate Apple’s dominance of tablet market Posted: 31 Jul 2021 01:45 PM PDT  Earlier this week during Apple's earnings call, CEO Tim Cook said that the iPad had experienced its most successful June quarter in nearly a decade. And now IDC is out with its latest worldwide shipment figures that underline Apple's commanding lead over the tablet competition. After refreshing the iPad Air in 2020 and launching an upgraded iPad Pro earlier this year, Apple is next expected to update the iPad Mini. IDC estimates that Apple shipped 12.9 million iPads in the second quarter. Its nearest competition is Samsung, which hit 8 million shipments. Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7 tablets offer fantastic hardware and punchy OLED screens, but they remain hamstrung by Android's less-than-stellar selection of tablet apps. Lenovo, which...  |
| Google pairs Stadia Controller and Chromecast as $100 ‘play and watch’ bundle Posted: 31 Jul 2021 12:00 PM PDT  Google has recently been selling a combo-package of the Stadia Controller and 2020 Chromecast as a limited-time promotion. But as spotted by 9to5Google, the company has now made the pair a permanent bundle that it's calling the "play and watch" package. For $99.99, you get both the controller and streaming dongle. That's a savings of $19 compared to buying both products separately. Google is also promoting the Chromecast ethernet adapter as a recommended accessory; if you want the absolute best Stadia experience, it's probably a smart buy — and it's a mere $9.99 ($10 off) when purchased alongside the bundle. In an effort to clear out inventory of the old, puck-shaped Chromecast Ultra, Google is discounting its Stadia Premiere Edition...  |
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